A Status Orange wind warning has been issued for the entire country as Storm Éowyn makes its way towards Ireland.
Met Éireann says Friday morning will see severe, damaging and destructive winds with gusts of up to 130 kilometers an hour widely across the country- and even higher gusts for a time.
The Orange wind warning comes into effect at 2am Friday morning until 5pm Friday evening with the potential for fallen trees, damage to power lines and power outages, structural damage and very difficult traveling conditions.
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Speaking to the Joe Finnegan Show, Cathal Nolan of Ireland's Weather Channel warns that this could be one of the biggest storms of the last few years:
